NAACP Calls for Probe in Death of Rashaad Randle - Police Ran him Over
Monday, September 13, 2004 at 03:49PM
TheSpook
At a community meeting Thursday night, the state's chapter of the NAACP
called for York County's District Attorney's Office to offer a thorough
and public investigation of the police chase that ended with the death
of a York teen two weeks ago. Pennsylvania NAACP President, Burrell A.
Brown, an attorney in Clairton, told a group of about 25 residents and
law enforcement officers that there needs to be an objective
examination of what went on in the early morning hours Aug. 27 when
State Police Trooper Sean Taylor tried stopping Rashaad Randle for
speeding while patrolling the area of South Pine and Maple streets in
York. The entire pursuit was caught on videotape, but state police
won't release the video. That day, Taylor activated his lights to make
the stop and Randle slowed to almost a complete stop and then
accelerated repeatedly, state police has said. After a six-minute
pursuit, Randle, 17, stopped suddenly and got out of the car he was
driving. Taylor, who had been chasing him, hit and killed Randle. [more ] and [more ]
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